আফসোস

See also: আফচোচ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আপসোস (apśōś) — rare

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian افسوس (afsōs), from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws (afsōs). Cognate with Assamese আফচোচ (aphsüs), Hindustani افسوس / अफ़सोस (afsos), Punjabi ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos), Vaghri અપસોસ (apasos).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /afsos/, [ˈafsos]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /afsos/, [ˈafsos]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /aɸsos/, [ˈaɸsos], [ˈaɸsos]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /afsos/, [ˈafsos]

Noun

আফসোস • (aphśōś)

1. regret, remorse

   Synonym: অনুতাপ (onutap)

2. sadness, sorrow

   Synonyms: দুঃখ (dukkho), কষ্ট (kośṭo)

Derived terms

• আফসোস করা (aphśōś kora)